St. Francis cancer surgeon receives recognition, nat’l listing

INDIANAPOLIS – Denise Johnson Miller, M.D., of Franciscan Alliance/St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers, has been inducted into Biltmore Who’s Who Top 10-Surgical Oncology, a national directory featuring leaders in their respective professions and careers.

Miller is director of the St. Francis Breast Surgery Program and a member of St. Francis Medical Group. She specializes in breast cancer and melanoma surgery, has served as principal investigator of numerous trials, notably in the study of immunosuppression mechanisms in patients with cancer.

Board-certified in general surgery, she has amassed numerous honors and awards throughout her career. She has been listed among “America’s Top Doctors for Cancer” (Castle Connelly), was the inaugural National Medical Leadership In Education Award winner, is recognized in Women of Color in Education, Health and Technology; is a member of the New York Academy of Sciences; and received the Minority Medical Faculty Recognition Award, Stanford University.

She earned her medical degree at Washington University, interned in general surgery at Jewish Hospital of St. Louis, and completed her surgical residency at the University of Illinois Affiliated Hospitals (Chicago). She was a research fellow in immunology at the University of Dallas and a fellow in surgical oncology at the City of Hope National Medical Center.

Widely published in medical journals, Johnson Miller holds several memberships in professional organizations, including Association of American Women Surgeons, Society of Surgical Oncology, American College of Surgeons, Society of Black Academic Surgeons, American Association of Cancer Research, American Society of Clinical Oncology and is an associate of the National Cancer Institute.

Miller most recently was listed among “Top Doctors” by Indianapolis Monthly magazine (November 2010 issue). Her selection was based on nationwide surveys conducted by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., representing the upper tier of board-certified physicians in the Indianapolis area.